Glass supporting and connecting device.



PATENTED JULY 30, 1907 G. E. NORRIS. GLASS SUPPORTING AND CONNECTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11,1906.

M 5 w 6 z 4 of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain' I l UNrrnn s ra'rns Afr-EN ri r en;

GEORGE E. NORRIS; OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO COLUMBUS, ASEPTIO FURNITURE COMPANY, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, A FIRM.

GLASS SUPPORTING AND CONNECTING- DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Batent.

1atented July so, 1907.

Application filed June 11,1906. Serial No. 32l,108.

To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that ,I, GEORGE E NORRIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county new and useful Improvements in Glass Supporting and Connecting Devices, of which the following is a s'pecification.

,My invention relates to a glass supporting and con-.

necting device and has for its object the provision of a hollow standard-adapted to form a corner post for showcases, or: show Windows, the glass plates forming said showcases or windows lying at an angle to each other and being supported at their adjacent edges only by j the clamp forming-thesubject matter of the present invention.

A furtherobject of the invention is the provision of a supporting post having-outwardly flaring sheet metal wings which extend the full length of the glass to be supported and a clamp adapted to 'be drawn toward said post, said clamp also having wings which'extend the full length of the glass to be supported, the wings of i the post and the wings of the clamp being adapted to 'be bent to support the glass at any desired angle.

- Further objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the detailed description which now. fol-' lows:

In the accoinpanying drawing: Figure 1 is a horizontal section of a clamp and support embodying. the present invention, illustrating two glass panes clamped therein, said panes being broken away, and, Fig. 2 is anelevation of the inner side of said clamp.

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in both of the figures of the drawing.

' Referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 designates a tube. This tube has secured thereto a shell 6. This shell may be secured to the tube 5 by pins, screws, or by brazing. This latter method has been illustrated' in the present instance. As is best illustrated in Fig. 1, the contact of the shell 6 with the tube 5 terminates as at 7, said shell having outwardly flaring wings 8. A clamp 9 comprises a substantially U-shaped portion 10, outwardly flaring portions 11, and wings 12, said wings lying substantially parallel to the wings 8. Strips of fabric, and preferably strips of felt 13, are inserted between the wings 8 and the glass and strips of fabric 14 are inserted between the wings 12 and the glass. A screw 15 passes through the U-shaped portion of the clamp 9 and is threaded into the tube 5. When this screw is screwed into said tube, it is apparent that the clamp 9 will be drawn toward said tube, thereby forc ing the Wings 12 into contact with the strips-of felt 14 panes 16- .firmly together.

which are in turn forced against the wings 8. It will be apparent that this action results in binding thefglass TheU-shaped portion 10 of the clamp is adapted to support shelveswhen desired. A key-hole slot 17 ,is

formed injthis U-shaped portion 10 of the clamp 9 as is illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawing, said key-hole slot permitting the insertion therein of members carried bythe shelves which are not shownf and it is to be understood that the present invention includes such a construction.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that: simple and eflicient means are herein provided foraccomplishing the objects oi the invention, but while the elements shown and described are well adaptedto serve "the purposes for which they are intended, it is to be understood that'the invention is not limited to the precise construction set forth, but includes within its purview such changesas may be made within the scopeoi the appended claims. I

By iorming'the wings 8 and the wings 12 of sheet metal, it is possible to bend these wings to varying angles. In the drawing illustrated, the panes of glass 16 are shown supported snbstantially at right angles to each other. It is oftendesirable, however, to support ,thesepanes at other than right angles and with the con- 1t is apparent that the tube 5 and the shell 6 when". bra'zed together, form practically one piece of metal and flexible wing-s forming a part of said clamp and exh tending substantially the full length of the glass to be supported.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature inprcsence of two witnesses.

GEORGE E. NORRIS.

Witnesses H. E. BowN, M. L. WALKER. 

